While I was never really a "skinny" kid growing up, I didn't really struggle with my weight, either. Until my teenage years and heading into college, that is. At that point, I started gaining weight and kinda just...kept gaining. I was riding a couple of times each week, and cleaning stalls 2-3 times per week. I was never into any other sports - and unfortunately, doing art requires a lot of ... Read the Post

If you read my post earlier this year about my 2018 goals, you might recall that one of the big things I wanted to work on was my mental game - especially the way I think about my riding and the things I tell myself. I am no psychologist, but I know myself well enough to see my thought patterns/internal dialog and know what I want to work on changing. Yet, it's always easier said than ... Read the Post

Read "How I Improved My Riding (HIIMYR) Part One" first.
From the time I learned to read and on up through my teenage years, I was an obsessive reader. I would get a stack of books from the library (often reaching the limit of how many one person is allowed to check out at a time) and read every single one in a week - usually finishing at least one on the first day. I used to read at every ... Read the Post

I'm Emilie, and I started my first blog, "A Blond, Brunette, and a Redhead" in 2012, as a way to share my journey to Grand Prix dressage with my Haflinger, Abercombie. In 2016, I combined my art with my blog under the name Because Pony. Now, I want to help inspire other young equestrians to accomplish their horse-related and creative goals, too!